Question 1

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism are all causes of what -

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First World War

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The Cold War

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The Great Depression

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Second World War

Question 2

As a result of the First World War world political power shifted from Europe to-

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The United States

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the Soviet Union

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East Asia

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the Middle East

Question 3

Which driving force in Europe contributed to the start of both world wars?

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Nationalism

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Globalization

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Colonialism

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Assassinations

Question 4

How did nations act to reduce the possibility of future wars after the First World War and the Second World War?

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By establishing international organizations

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by reducing the size of armed forces

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by introducing atomic weapons

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by fixing prices on food and clothing

Question 5

How did the alliance system contribute to the outbreak of conflict in Europe?

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Nations pledged to intervene if an ally was attacked

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Germany refused to join any European alliances

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Asian nations viewed the agreements as intentionally exclusive

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The alliance between France and Austria-Hungary upset the balance of power among European

Question 6

How did President Wilson's "Fourteen Points" speech influence the peace after the First World War?

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The Treaty of Versailles only implimented his one point to form an international organization

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Germany agreed to his fourteen points, but France refused

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Each of the fourteen points was incorporated into the Treaty of Versailles

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Many of his points were implimented by most nations in Europe

Question 7

Which of the following was a cause of the Russian Revolution?

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Increasing Labor unrest

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occupying German troops

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Rising population in the cities

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Demanding dictatorship

Question 8

Lenin's agreement to end Russian participation in the First World War resulted in-

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elimination of a threat on Germany's eastern front

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occupation of German forces in western Russia

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isolation of Russia from further international affairs

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annexation of Poland by Russia as a buffer zone

Question 9

Which action of the German governement during the First World War contributed to a communist revolution in Russia?`

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Transporting Lenin in secret to Russia

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Permitting Czar Nicholas II to escape into Austria-Hungary

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Using heavy bombers on Moscow

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Developing the combat tank

Question 10

One factor that contributed to many European nations experiencing an economic depression in the decade following the First World War was-

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the expense of recovery and reparations

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the strong sense of nationalism

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the growing influence of communism

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the lack of international economic agencies

Question 11

How did the U.S. government respond to the global depressionn in the 1930s?

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President Roosevelt implemented a massive government spending program

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The U.S. Treasury Department required all currency to be backed by equal amounts of silver in American banks

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The U.S. Armed Forces expanded rapidly to provide jobs to the unemployed

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Congress acted to reduce government regulations of financial institutions

Question 12

Which characteristic of German society in the 1930s best demonstrates it was a totalitarian state?

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A charismatic dictator controlled much of the mass media

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The military rapidly declined in influence

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The government imposed hevy tariffs on imports

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Rationing limited the products civilians could buy

Question 13

Lebensraum, Mein Kampf, and Aryan Race were all associated with what -

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Hitler's Nazism in Germany

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Churchill's wartime commission in Britain

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Mussolini's Fascism in Italy

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Stalin's dictatorship in the Soviet Union

Question 14

Why was the German invasion of the Soviet Union a military disaster?

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The harsh winter halted the invasion and devastated German forces

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The Soviet Union had prepared a swift counter-attack

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Soviet tanks could cross the vast distances faster and better than German tanks

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German planes could not figh the technically superior Soviet aircraft

Question 15

Which concern most contributed to President Truman's decision to drop an atomic bomb on both Hiroshima and nagasaki?

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To prevent U.S. casualties in an invasion of Japan

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to stop kamikaze pilots from destroying American ships

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to limit further Japanese losses in the war

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to eliminate the Japanese monarchy

Question 16

Which characteristic is always true of a totalitarian government?

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The government controls most aspects of citizens' lives

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Religious laws direct the behavior of all citizens

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The government is controlled by military officers

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Workers control the government

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